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Contemporary English Version

Numbers 2:19

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Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Torrey's Topical Textbook - Desert, Journey of Israel through the;   Tribes of Israel, the;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Ephraim;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Camp;   Ephraim, the Tribe of;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Benjamin;   Manasseh (1);   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Moses;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Benjamin ;   Captain;   Manasseh ;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Army;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Events of the Encampment;   Last Days at Sinai;   On to Canaan;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Breastplate of the High Priest;   Manasseh;  

Parallel Translations

Hebrew Names Version
His division, and those who were numbered of them, were forty thousand five hundred.
King James Version
And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were forty thousand and five hundred.
Lexham English Bible
And his division and the ones counted are forty thousand five hundred.
New Century Version
There are 40,500 men in his division.
New English Translation
Those numbered in his division are 40,500.
Amplified Bible
and his army as numbered totaled 40,500.
New American Standard Bible
and his army, their numbered men: 40,500.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And his host and the nomber of the were fortie thousand and fiue hundreth.
Legacy Standard Bible
and his army, even their numbered men, 40,500.
Complete Jewish Bible
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Darby Translation
and his host, even those that were numbered of them, forty thousand five hundred.
Easy-to-Read Version
There are 40,500 men in this division.
English Standard Version
his company as listed being 40,500.
George Lamsa Translation
And the number of his host was forty thousand and five hundred.
Good News Translation
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Christian Standard Bible®
His military division numbers 40,500.
Literal Translation
And his army, and those numbered of them were forty thousand and five hundred.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
and his armye in the summe, fourtye thousande and fyue hundreth.
American Standard Version
And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were forty thousand and five hundred.
Bible in Basic English
The number of his army was forty thousand, five hundred.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
His hoast and the number of them, fourtie thousande and fiue hundred.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
and his host, and those that were numbered of them, forty thousand and five hundred;
King James Version (1611)
And his hoste, and those that were numbred of them, were fourtie thousand and fiue hundred.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
His forces that were numbered, are forty thousand and five hundred.
English Revised Version
And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were forty thousand and five hundred.
Berean Standard Bible
and his division numbers 40,500.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
and al the oost of his fiyteris, that weren noumbrid, fourti thousynde and fyue hundrid.
Young's Literal Translation
and his host, and their numbered ones, [are] forty thousand and five hundred.
Update Bible Version
And his host, and those that were numbered of them, were forty thousand and five hundred.
Webster's Bible Translation
And his host, and those that were numbered of them, [were] forty thousand and five hundred.
World English Bible
His division, and those who were numbered of them, were forty thousand five hundred.
New King James Version
And his army was numbered at forty thousand five hundred.
New Life Bible
The number of his army is 40,500.
New Revised Standard
with a company as enrolled of forty thousand five hundred.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
and his host, even they who are numbered of them, - forty thousand, and five hundred.
Douay-Rheims Bible
The whole army of his fighting men, that were numbered, were forty thousand five hundred.
Revised Standard Version
his host as numbered being forty thousand five hundred.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
and his army, even their numbered men, 40,500.

Contextual Overview

3Judah and the tribes that march with it must set up camp on the east side of the sacred tent, under their own banner. The 74,600 troops of the tribe of Judah will be arranged by divisions and led by Nahshon son of Amminadab. 5On one side of Judah will be the tribe of Issachar, with Nethanel son of Zuar as the leader of its 54,400 troops. 7On the other side will be the tribe of Zebulun, with Eliab son of Helon as the leader of its 57,400 troops. 9 These 186,400 troops will march into battle first. 10Reuben and the tribes that march with it must set up camp on the south side of the sacred tent, under their own banner. The 46,500 troops of the tribe of Reuben will be arranged by divisions and led by Elizur son of Shedeur. 12On one side of Reuben will be the tribe of Simeon, with Shelumiel son of Zurishaddai as the leader of its 59,300 troops. 14On the other side will be the tribe of Gad, with Eliasaph son of Deuel as the leader of its 45,650 troops. 16 These 151,450 troops will march into battle second. 17 Marching behind Reuben will be the Levites, arranged in groups, just as they are camped. They will carry the sacred tent and their own banners. 18Ephraim and the tribes that march with it must set up camp on the west side of the sacred tent, under their own banner. The 40,500 troops of the tribe of Ephraim will be arranged by divisions and led by Elishama son of Ammihud.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Numbers 1:33, Numbers 26:37

Reciprocal: Genesis 48:19 - I know it Numbers 1:32 - General

Cross-References

Genesis 1:28
God gave them his blessing and said: Have a lot of children! Fill the earth with people and bring it under your control. Rule over the fish in the ocean, the birds in the sky, and every animal on the earth.
Genesis 2:4
That's how God created the heavens and the earth. When the Lord God made the heavens and the earth,
Genesis 2:8
The Lord made a garden in a place called Eden, which was in the east, and he put the man there.
Genesis 2:22
the Lord made a woman out of the rib. The Lord God brought her to the man,
Genesis 2:23
and the man exclaimed, "Here is someone like me! She is part of my body, my own flesh and bones. She came from me, a man. So I will name her Woman!"
Genesis 9:2
All animals, birds, reptiles, and fish will be afraid of you. I have placed them under your control,

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And his host,.... That is, the host of Ephraim;

and those that were numbered of them, [were] forty thousand and five hundred. 40,500 men. Not his camp, but his host, or the army, which consisted only of his own tribe see Numbers 1:33.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The following plan shows the general arrangement of the camp, which would vary in different places according to local exigencies. The area of the camp might be about three square miles:

Numbers 2:14

Reuel - Doubtless an error of transcription for Deuel Numbers 1:14.


 
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